League Play-Off

Quatorze
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Téo Mineiro started the match with the kick off. Kiko Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Téo Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Luís Fabiano de Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 16 minutes, Raphael Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Desportiva Guarabira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raphael Meireles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcos Hoffmann was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Cauan de Souza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cauan de Souza really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Marcos Hoffmann acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 23rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Arthur Friedenreich. If Téo Mineiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joélson Paranaense hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute of the match Elivélton Linhares shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kiko Vale showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Téo Mineiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Kiko Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kiko Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Mineiro in the 46th minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Raphael Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Desportiva Guarabira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raphael Meireles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cauan de Souza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Desportiva Guarabira getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Elivélton Linhares hit a great ball. Desportiva Guarabira's Marcos Hoffmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauan de Souza in the 56th minute of play. After 58th play minutes Téo Mineiro shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Kiko Vale and just under the crossbar into goal. Marcos Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raúl Lucas in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Téo Mineiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kiko Vale. The goal made the score 1-2. Anne Dieu-le-Veut's Kiko Vale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Anne Dieu-le-Veut from getting a goal against them. If Elivélton Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Desportiva Guarabira's goal looked a bit too open when Cauan de Souza came free, but Marcos Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Desportiva Guarabira getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Noel Gonçalves hit a great ball. Elivélton Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the game, Anne Dieu-le-Veut's Raúl Lucas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Hoffmann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2.